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Why I fired our podcast host last month

By James Newcomb | December 3, 2021 | Comments Off on Why I fired our podcast host last month

I’ve intentionally waited a good while to share this story so that I could have as much emotion removed from its telling as possible. Also because I don’t want to unduly influence people’s perception of a legit and by all accounts honorable business providing a valuable service to the marketplace. It’s purely personal, as you’ll…

A boy and his kitty is a beautiful sight

By James Newcomb | December 2, 2021 | Comments Off on A boy and his kitty is a beautiful sight

About a year ago, my son Gabriel informed me he wanted a cat. Not a dog, not a ferret, not a guinea pig, not even a mongoose. A cat, or nothing at all. I was open to it, and truth be told I’ve always been partial to dogs, but to each his own right? Well,…

I dun gone Newc-Lear

By James Newcomb | December 1, 2021 | Comments Off on I dun gone Newc-Lear

A couple years ago, I wised up to social media and took steps to severely curtail my activity on it. I was at one point a legit Facebook addict. I would make a comment somewhere, then “get into it” with complete strangers, thinking I was somehow adding to the value of the global economy by…

What would this show be without the characters?

By James Newcomb | November 30, 2021 | Comments Off on What would this show be without the characters?

Imagine Batman without the Joker, or the Penguin, or any of the other villains in the comics and movies. Or Superman without Lex Luthor, or those three individuals with equal powers to Superman but who broke bad in their spirit and wished harm and destruction upon Planet Earth? How utterly boring would that be? It…

Didn’t think I’d be saying goodbye when I opened Facebook yesterday

By James Newcomb | November 22, 2021 | Comments Off on Didn’t think I’d be saying goodbye when I opened Facebook yesterday

“Google Big Big Train. Your life will become better for it.” I heard my friend Tom Woods say this on his podcast probably 7 years ago. I swear by just about everything old Tom Woods says so I checked it out, and he was right. I was introduced to the world of progressive rock music,…